Talk:Barbara Becker

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Bi-National[edit]

"Their courtship caused controversy in Germany because Barbara is bi-racial" needs some citation. I do not remember such a controversy, and can hardly even imagine such a thing in modern Germany for cultural reasons. DrTemp —Preceding unsigned comment added by DrTemp (talk • contribs) 13:43, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

I cannot remember of such an alleged controversy either. I'm German. By that time (late 80s, early 90s), Boris was almost weekly in the headlines of German Newspapers / TV. So such a controversy hardly could have happend unnoticed. Christoph Scholz 09:06, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As I remember: There was controversy about the bi-nationality of Babara Feltus and their courtship in US instead of Germany. I think that was a confusion about that. --195.243.248.124 11:11, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Correct Last Name[edit]

This page should be renamed to Barbara Quinze. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.28.155.49 (talk) 02:53, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. She was born Feltus and her last husband was Quizne. Looks like the name Becker is worth more than any other name, and $14.5 million was still not enough :) Hassanfarooqi (talk) 15:27, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

She did not use the last name Quinze even during her marriage to Quinze, when media reports consistently referred to her as Barbara Becker.[1][2] HouseOfChange (talk) 14:57, 1 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Personal life"[edit]

The current "Personal life" section is mostly uncited gossip and opinion, very unencyclopedic in tone. I am going to try to rewrite it based on WP:RS. HouseOfChange (talk) 14:59, 1 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And now the article is even worse[edit]

Added in this edit:

Barbara Becker continues to make a name for herself in many fields and is considered a passionate, successful and motivated woman. She is regarded as a contemporary style icon.

Barbara Becker is a highly successful entrepreneur. She has an intuitive sense for what is achievable as well as purposeful persuasion. Like no other woman, she stands for trend security, body awareness and creativity.

Barbara’s fashion items are currently available at qvc.com where, once a month, she personally presents the daily offer for her collection on live TV.

Although perhaps my favorite is the change (in the same edit) from "German-American" to "German", on the strength of a reference to an LA Times article titled "Becker's Divorce Battle With American Wife Rivets Germans". -- Hoary (talk) 07:19, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Sandstein, I think I warned y'all. -- Hoary (talk) 07:28, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well, feel free to improve the article or to renominate it for deletion; I don't have any particular opinion about whether the person is notable. Sandstein 07:31, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest[edit]

If the gushing tone of this edit isn't enough to persuade you, see its edit summary. -- Hoary (talk) 07:23, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've blocked the account. Sandstein 07:34, 27 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]